Component:Light

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Light component as seen in the Scene Inspector

The Light component is used to illumate the render scene beyond skybox illumination. This component can be used for suns, spots, and points, but not area lights.

Fields

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Name	Type	Description
persistent	Bool	Determines whether or not this item will be saved to the server.
UpdateOrder	Int	Controls the order in which this component is updated.
Enabled	Bool	Controls whether or not this component is enabled. Some components stop their functionality when this field is disabled, but some don't.
LightType	LightType	The type of light, which can be directional or point to name a couple.
Intensity	Float	how intense the light is. This is a multiplier.
Color	ColorX	the color of the light this source should project
ShadowType	ShadowType	The type of shadow this light should use
ShadowStrength	Float	How dark the shadows are.
ShadowNearPlane	Float	How far away shadows will render for this point light.
ShadowMapResolution	Int	How detailed the resolution for shadows is in pixels.
ShadowBias	Float	added to the distance in the shadow map to ensure that pixels on the borderline definitely pass the comparison as they should.
ShadowNormalBias	Float	Makes surrounding lit areas encroach upon the center shadow, making the encroached area lit too.
Range	Float	How far for the light to shine in meters, where the range represents the point where the falloff stops.
SpotAngle	Float	The angle from 0-180 when on spot light mode to project the light at. 0 is no light, 60 is like car headlights, and 180 is extreme and unrealistic.
Cookie	ITexture2D	The cookie texture is used to limit the light area of a spot light from a circle to a custom shape.

Usage

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Examples

Example showing a Cookie set on a Light with a StaticTexture2D

See Also

• Component:Skybox